From pictures of cows grazing amidst smouldering forests in the Amazon, to surfers cresting a wave of garbage off the shore of Indonesia, the environmental degradation and impurities evidenced on the earth are compounding. A recent World Health Organization news release says that dramatic changes are needed to protect the health and longevity of mankind. As the inhabitants of this globe, we are all being called to action, and a pure environment must be our priority.
At odds with purifying the Continue Reading

There are literally hundreds if not thousands of articles on aging gracefully. In Every Man a King, Orison Swett Marden muses, 'Better than the art of growing old gracefully is the secret of not growing old at all.” Although Marden’s 1906 “secret” focused on how mind and thought can influence one’s longevity, today’s headlines portray the “secret” as a pill which purports to extend the normal human age span an additional forty years. ( Can people really die of old age?) Not to be outdone, Continue Reading

For many, the holidays can bring on a sense of loneliness and isolation. But this need not be so.
Many advisors today encourage looking at each moment of each day to find reasons to be grateful.
Often, though, it takes a stronger anchor than positive thinking to break through loneliness. An approach that recognizes a divine Love and power always with us can actually heal loneliness and make our holidays rich and joyful.
In the Bible’s book of Romans, the apostle Paul defines our Continue Reading

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Karla is a local writer on spirituality and health. She is a practitioner of Christian Science and serves as the media and legislative representative for Oregon. More...